Pension Trends provides a statistical backdrop for the debate on pensions. It looks at changes in pension provision over time in the context of social and economic developments and changes in the policy environment.
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Latest edition
Pension Trends - Chapter 14: Pensions and the National Accounts, 2013 edition
Released: 23 April 2013
Released: 23 April 2013
Previous editions
Pension Trends - Chapter 9: Pension scheme funding and investment, 2013 edition
Released: 23 April 2013
Released: 23 April 2013
Pension Trends - Chapter 10: Saving for retirement, 2013 edition
Released: 23 April 2013
Released: 23 April 2013
Pension Trends - Chapter 4: The Labour Market and Retirement, 2013 edition
Released: 26 February 2013
Released: 26 February 2013
Pension Trends - Chapter 13: Inequalities and Poverty in Retirement - (2012 edition)
Released: 24 October 2012
Released: 24 October 2012
Pension Trends - Chapter 12: Household Pension Resources - (2012 Edition)
Released: 24 October 2012
Released: 24 October 2012
Pension Trends - Chapter 11: Pensioner Income and Expenditure - (2012 Edition)
Released: 24 October 2012
Released: 24 October 2012
Pension Trends - Chapter 7: Private Pension Scheme Membership - (2012 Edition)
Released: 17 July 2012
Released: 17 July 2012
Pension Trends - Chapter 8: Pension Contributions - (2012 Edition)
Released: 17 July 2012
Released: 17 July 2012
Pension Trends - Chapter 6: Private Pensions - (2012 Edition)
Released: 17 July 2012
Released: 17 July 2012
Pension Trends - Chapter 3: Life expectancy and healthy ageing (2012 edition)
Released: 16 February 2012
Released: 16 February 2012
Pension Trends - Chapter 4: The labour market and retirement (2012 edition)
Released: 16 February 2012
Released: 16 February 2012
Pension Trends - Chapter 2: Population change (2012 edition)
Released: 16 February 2012
Released: 16 February 2012
Pension Trends - Chapter 1: Pensions legislation - an overview (2011 edition)
Released: 27 October 2011
Released: 27 October 2011
Pension Trends - Chapter 5: State pensions (2011 edition)
Released: 27 October 2011
Released: 27 October 2011
Pension Trends - Chapter 6: Private Pensions (2011 Edition)
Released: 07 September 2011
Released: 07 September 2011
Pension Trends - Chapter 8: Pension contributions (2011 edition)
Released: 07 September 2011
Released: 07 September 2011
Pension Trends - Chapter 7: Pension scheme membership (2011 edition)
Released: 22 June 2011
Released: 22 June 2011
Pension Trends - Chapter 14: Pensions and the National Accounts (2011 edition)
Released: 20 April 2011
Released: 20 April 2011
Pension Trends - Chapter 9: Pension Scheme Funding and Investment (2011 Edition)
Released: 20 April 2011
Released: 20 April 2011
Pension Trends - Chapter 10: Saving for Retirement (2011 Edition)
Released: 20 April 2011
Released: 20 April 2011
Pension Trends - Chapter 4: Labour Market & Retirement
Released: 02 February 2011
Released: 02 February 2011
Pension Trends - Chapter 13: Inequalities and poverty in retirement
Released: 29 September 2010
Released: 29 September 2010
Pension Trends - Chapter 12: Household Pension Resources
Released: 29 September 2010
Released: 29 September 2010
Pension Trends - Chapter 11: Pensioner Income and Expenditure
Released: 29 September 2010
Released: 29 September 2010
Pension Trends - Chapter 3: Life expectancy and healthy ageing
Released: 25 June 2010
Released: 25 June 2010
Pension Trends - Chapter 1: Pensions Legislation
Released: 14 May 2010
Released: 14 May 2010
Pension Trends - Chapter 7: Private pension scheme membership
Released: 14 May 2010
Released: 14 May 2010
Pension Trends - Chapter 2: Population Change
Released: 09 April 2010
Released: 09 April 2010
Pension Trends - Chapter 8: Pensions Contributions
Released: 09 April 2010
Released: 09 April 2010
Pension Trends - Chapter 9: Pension Scheme Funding & Investment
Released: 23 February 2010
Released: 23 February 2010
Pension Trends - Chapter 14: Pensions and the National Accounts
Released: 27 January 2010
Released: 27 January 2010
Pension Trends - Chapter 5: State Pension
Released: 23 June 2009
Released: 23 June 2009
Pension Trends - Chapter 6: Private Pension
Released: 23 June 2009
Released: 23 June 2009
Pension Trends - Chapter 6: State Pension & Second Tier Provision
Released: 23 June 2009
Released: 23 June 2009
Pension Trends - Private pension contributions: updated estimates
Released: 19 February 2009
Released: 19 February 2009
Pension Trends - Chapter 5: Attitudes to retirement and pension planning
Released: 14 April 2008
Released: 14 April 2008
Pension Trends - Mar 2008 - Chapter 9: Individual Pension Wealth - archived
Released: 07 March 2008
Released: 07 March 2008
Pension Trends - Chapter 10: Non-pension wealth - archived
Released: 17 January 2008
Released: 17 January 2008
Pension Trends - Chapter 11: Employer pension provision - archived
Released: 11 May 2007
Released: 11 May 2007
Pension Trends - Chapter 1: Pensions Legislation - archived
Released: 27 October 2005
Released: 27 October 2005
Pension Trends - No. 1, 2005 edition
Released: 03 October 2005
Released: 03 October 2005